Our language is not easy, it is recognized as having the most difficult spelling, complex rules, exceptions do you want in here ... Therefore, Fripiat Bernard, Associate of History and enthusiast French, proposed in a previous book ("Spelling: 99 tips to laugh and remember"), to make it more accessible, less daunting. Learn laughing, so is his recipe: "Laughter is the nature of man, the proper spelling of French, The Wedding".
With "In the beginning was the Word ...", this is why the French language is so complex. Historical reminders on spelling are constantly repeated and enrich the discourse, and it is through questions and answers and a good dose of humor that the author sheds light on the evolution of French, yields tricks to make war with the faults and errors ...
So the question why do we write "today"?
Bernard Fripiat answers: to thwart those who abhor pleonasms!
"In the Middle Ages, writing sounds" v "and" u "was confused. The habit was to write "v" word in head and "u" inside. Thus, "vi" could mean "I vi" or "ui", which means the day. To avoid confusion, lawyers add an "h" at last (hui) the Latin "hodie" justified.
This confusion will disappear: "I live" takes an "s" and "hui" is no longer in use. Nevertheless, there remains a trace in the word "today" which literally means "the day of the day." You tell me that this is an intelligent tautology that "go up", "down below" or "even". Certainly! But this is a tautology that succeeded. Why is it managed? Because everyone uses it. Why does everyone use? Because he managed ...
Any questions, sometimes! "